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Cell and tissue engineering is a field that relies heavily on experimental techniques. This laboratory course will consist of three six experiments that will provide students with valuable hands-on experience in cell and tissue engineering. Students will learn specialized techniques related to faculty expertise in cell engineering, microfluidics, gene therapy, microfabrication and cell encapsulation. Experiments include the basics of cell culture techniques, gene transfection and metabolic engineering, basics of cell-substrate interactions I, cell-substrate interactions II, and cell encapsulation and gel contraction. This course includes an 'advanced topics' component designed to fulfill toe core curriculum requirements of the RIE (Regenerative and Immune Engineering) track of the BME masters program. Offered the first half of fall semester only.